Shar-Teel build-up and NPC proficiencies.

kissoff

I just got Shar-Teel on my evil party and soon after she hit level 3. Time to decide if i want to dual her now or wait until level 6-7.

I've read about the different options, but I want to be sure. Which scenario gives me the x4 multiplier and grandmastery in daggers? (already ++)

My group will be: PC (F/M multi), Dorn, Shar-Teel, Imoen, Viconia, Edwin.
Which melee/ranged weapons should I specialize my NPCs on?

My initial thoughts for melee were:

Dorn: two-handed
Viconia: Mace
Edwin: Staff
Imoen: Short-sword
Shar-Teel: Daggers
PC: dual-wielding scimitars

Eudaemonium

To get x4 backstab AND Grandmastery, you need to dual her at 6, putting both fighter profs in dagger. Then, as Thief, do not level up past... 3 I believe, until you can hit Thief 7 (40,000 XP). That way you can use the pip from Thief 4 to get High Mastery. Then just add the final pip at 8.

DinsdalePiranha

dual now, waiting till 6 gets you next to nothing, for buttloads of extra downtime - bit of extra hp, one whole point of thac0, and... yeah, that's pretty much it.

kissoff

Seeing what it takes, I 'd rather dual her now.

Thanks

Oxford_Guy

kissoff said:

Seeing what it takes, I 'd rather dual her now.

Thanks

I'm going to dual her at level 3

Ftr 1
Daggers +
Long Sword +
Two Weapon Fighting +++

Ftr 3
Daggers ++

Thief 1
Club +
Crossbow + (maybe shortbow)

Thief 4
Daggers +++

Thief 8
Daggers ++++

Can't decide whether to take Monty too, and focus her on the stealth skills for scouting and backstab, or just to take Shar-Teel as my only Thief, with focus on Find Traps/Open Locks, and rely in Invisibility spells/potions for backstabing, thoough...

kissoff

I kept Imoen. She will only do the Find traps/open locks duty while Shar-teel will be the backstabing type..